The young people being too high up for the ordinary salutations, saluted Short after their own fashion.

The young gentleman twisted up his right stilt and patted him on the shoulder, and the young lady rattled her tambourine.
'Practice ?' said Short, pointing to the stilts.
'No,' returned Grinder.

'It comes either to walkin' in 'em or carryin' of 'em, and they like walkin' in 'em best.

It's wery pleasant for the prospects.

Which road are you takin'?
We go the nighest.' 'Why, the fact is,' said Short, 'that we are going the longest way, because then we could stop for the night, a mile and a half on.